BABY BATHSTOOL - Japanese Carpentry Workshop
Trellick Tower, London, UNITED KINGDOM
Engeldamm, Berlin, GERMANY
The workshop course will run again this year in Berlin and London. Simone Ellero and myself have redesigned the bath stool by combining our knowledge in Japanese woodworking - drawing from both carpentry and furniture-making traditions - to create a split-seat bath stool for practising various techniques and to take home afterwards!
The intensive course (14hrs over 2 days in LONDON) and (20hrs over 3 days in BERLIN) involves hands-on learning of some basic Japanese carpentry and furniture techniques. You will build a small bath stool, designed with inspiration from the utilitarian, centuries-old, typical stool used in onsen. The making process involves basic joinery such as mortise and tenons, and shaping a squared beam to a cylinder using the Japanese hand plane (kanna).
The course is designed for beginner level skills in using hand tools to make tight-fitting joints. Japanese saws, chisels, kanna and other required tools are provided. Feel free to bring your own Japanese tools to use.
Number of participants: 5-10
Payment of course fee reserves your place at the workshop. Please expect an email of confirmation within 24 hours.
LONDON fee is £650
(offers apply, see below)EARLYBIRD offer: £30 off up to 1 month before course (£620)
BETTERTOGETHER offer: 5% off 2+ tickets (£617.50each)
BACKFORMORE for returning participants: 20% off(£520)
(offer combinations possible)
19-20 September ‘26 BOOK HERE ( £620 until 19 August )
Special offer for students. Combination of offers possible, please get in touch.
You can pay in any currency without fees so please get in touch for another booking link if your payment card is not in GBP.
CONTACT ME HERE
BERLIN fee is €775
(offers apply, see below)EARLYBIRD offer: €30 off up to 1 month before course (€745)
BETTERTOGETHER offer: 5% off 2+ tickets (€731 each)
BACKFORMORE for returning participants: 20% off(€620)
(offer combinations possible)
28,29,30 August ‘26 BOOK HERE
participants: 5 only
27,28,29 November ‘26 BOOK HERE
( €745 until 27 October)
Special offer for students. Combination of offers possible, please get in touch.
It is possible to take this as a 2-day weekend course (29-30 August) for €600. In this case the cedar will be prepared and marked for you: BOOK HERE (€570 until 28 July)
Friday: introduction, reading wood + marking up techniques
Saturday: cutting joinery: angled mortises, rip cuts, tenons
Sunday: rabbets, planing + fitting
CONTACT ME HERE
(this version for the September and November workshop)
